Watercolor Greeting Cards

What Is a Watercolor Card?

A watercolor card is printed from artwork with a watercolor look: soft colors that blend at the edges, with some white paper showing through. Our cards are printed, not hand-painted, so every card in a box looks the same. They are printed with non-toxic inks on 100% recycled paper, and each card is A2 size, 5.5 x 4.25 inches folded.

What to Write in a Watercolor Card

Watercolor cards are blank inside, so they work for birthdays, thank you notes, sympathy and everyday notes. Here are messages sorted by the kind of card you picked.

Messages for Dog and Cat Lovers

• This pup looks so much like Rosie that I had to send it. Happy birthday!
• Thank you for looking after Daisy while we were away. She clearly had the best time.
• To the best dog walker on the block: thank you for every walk this year.
• Happy birthday from one cat person to another.
• Thank you for taking such good care of Milo at the clinic. We are so grateful.
• Welcome to the family, little one! Congratulations on the new puppy.

See all of our dog cards and cat cards.

Messages for Bird Watchers and Nature Lovers

• The cardinal on this card made me think of your feeder. Hope you are well.
• Happy birthday to my favorite birdwatcher. May your year be full of good sightings.
• Thinking of you and hoping the robins are back in your yard soon.
• Thank you for the tomatoes from your garden. We ate every one.
• Happy retirement! Now you finally have time for the trails.

Messages for Beach and Lake People

• Thank you for having us at the lake house. We are already counting down to next summer.
• Happy birthday! Wishing you a year with lots of time on the water.
• Thank you for a great weekend at the shore. The kids still talk about the lighthouse.
• Happy Father's Day to the captain of every family boat trip.
• Wishing you calm water and a good book this summer.

Flower and Everyday Thank You Messages

• Dinner at your place was the best part of our week. Thank you for having us.
• You never forget my birthday, and it means a lot. Thank you.
• Thank you for the help with the garden this spring. It has never looked better.
• Just a note to say thank you for being a good friend.
• The scarf you gave me has been on repeat all fall. Thank you!

For more, see our floral thank you cards and thank you for the gift messages.

Baby Shower Thank You Messages

• Thank you for the little whale onesie. It is the first thing we packed for the hospital.
• Thank you for coming to celebrate our baby girl. Your gift was so thoughtful.
• Thank you for the stack of board books. The ocean one is already a favorite.
• Thank you for the baby carrier. It is already getting a lot of use.

For more wording, see our baby shower thank you cards and messages.

How to Sign a Watercolor Card

"With love," "Warmly," "With thanks" and "Talk soon" all work. For more ideas, use the Message Finder to filter messages by occasion and who they are for.